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Considering Vietnam has twice the rate of death from motor vehicles as the USA, I know which rules I would choose to live with.
by cm2012 7y ago
Considering Vietnam has twice the rate of death from motor vehicles as the USA, I know which rules I would choose to live with.
- why-oh-why 7y agoOnly twice? That's a great rate. Keep in mind that: - Most Vietnamese traffic is on 2 wheels; motorbikes are inherently less safe, that's not necessarily related to traffic rules. - "The [US] federal government estimates that per mile traveled in 2016, the number of deaths on motorcycles was nearly 28 times the number in cars." [1] I would classify Vietnam as safer for a biker than the US. That said, street safety can certainly be improved in Vietnam: people wear dirt-cheap helmets that protect nothing. [2] [1]: https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/motorcycles-and-atvs#fn1 https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/motor... [2]: https://noipictures.photoshelter.com/image/I0000TpoYiE1y2Nw https://noipictures.photoshelter.com/image/I0000TpoYiE1y2Nw